Recommended Websites
A variety of research guides and materials are available on the internet to assist students with curriculum assignments and reference work. These websites listed by subject are considered by librarians to be from reputable and sometimes scholarly resources.
- General Information
- Art
- Economics
- Education
- Government Documents
- Health
- History & Anthropology
- Law
- Literature & English
- Maps
- Mathematics
- Music
- Philosophy
- Poetry
- Religion
- Science
- Speech
- World Tours Virtual
General Information
- Finkelstein Memorial Library
- General Research Database
- Dictionary Compact OED
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Ask a Librarian
(http:www.loc.gov/rr/asklib/) Online service from the Library of Congress -
Today's Front Pages
(http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/) Newseum includes 250 front pages of newspages from 37 countries. -
Library of Congress Webcasts
(http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/index.php) Library of Congress has documented its several hundred of the talks, discussions, and conferences. -
The Wayback Machine
(http://www.web.archive.org/) Ten billion webpages archived from 1996 to the present.
Art
- Google Arts & Culture
(http://www.googleartproject.com/) Explore art museums around the world. - Beazley Archive
(http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/) Material relating to the study of classical archeology and art. - NYPL Digital Collection
(http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/ The New York Public Library's collection of prints, photographs, maps, posters, and more.
Economics
- Saving and Investing a Roadmap to Your Financial Security
- The New York Times Your Money
- NPR Your Money
- NPR Your Money and Your Life
- The Atlantic True Money Stories
- NPR special Series The Money Coach
Budgeting
- Something Navy Budgeting
- You Try to Live On $500K in This Town
- The Secret Shame of Middle Class America
- Budgeting 101 NPR
Saving
- Compound Interest Calculator
- American Funds Investment Calculator
- The Benefits of Delaying Gratification
- The Super Rich Start Saving Super Early
- Why Don't Americans Save More Money
- Six Simple Rules for Saving More Money
- Why Are Americans So Bad at Saving Money?
Investing
- What is Risk?
- How Stock Markets Work
- Check the Background of Your Investment Advisor
- Your Cheat Sheet for Investing
- Should You Pay For Financial Advice?
Credit
Debt
- Some Companies Help Pay Down Student Loans
- Strategies For When You're Starting Out Saddled With Student Debt
- Heavy Student Debt Forces Many Millennials to Delay Buying Homes
- Seven Strategies For Digging out of Debt
- Crush Debt Fast
- Rx for Medical Debt
Retirement
Education
Education Week
(http;//www.edweek.org/) Education Week and Teacher Magazine
Government Documents
- AMDOCS: Documents for the Study of American History (
http://www.vlib.us/amdocs/) American History primary documents - The American Presidency Project
(https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/) Public papers of the presidents - CyberCemetary
(http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/) - National Archives and Records Adminstration
An independent feral agency that manages all federal recors, including The Declaration of Independence the Constitution of the United States, and the Bill of Right - National Security Archive
A library and archive of declassified US documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, run by The George Washington University. - US Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets
Information from the State Department on US relations with 200 separate countries. - State Department Freedom of Information
Links to State Department records and information access programs. - US Census Bureau
Maps, gazetteerfiles, an the American Community Survey, as well as statistics on income, poverty, housing, demographics, genealogy, and economics. - The World Factbook (CIA)
Maps as well as information about a country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. Includes maps of the world.
Health
Alcohol and Drug Issues
- Above the Influence
links to advice on facts concerning illegal substance use. - DEA Drug Information
Fact sheets and information about various drugs from the Drug Enforcement Administration - Go Ask Alice
Columbia University's Health Center Q&A - Merck Manual
Information on medical topics, symptoms, frugs, procedures, news and more, - National Institute on Drug Abuse
Comprehensive website with research and treatment reports and news.
Eating Disorders
- American Psychological Association-Eating Disorders
Information on treatments, body image disorders, new stories, and more.
General Health
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Family Doctor.org
Written and reviewed by physicians and patient education professionals. - Social Issues
Links to the Social Issues page of the Multnomah County Library - Merck Manual
- Sex & U
History & Anthropology
Black History and Civil Rights
Native American History
Women's History
Pictures & Newsreels
- Internet Archive
Newsreels from Prelinger copyright-friendly - The Newsreel Archive
Newsreels from the 1930s, 40's & 50's copyright-friendly - Smithsonian Galaxy of Images
- Smithsonian Flickr
- Library of Congress Online Films
- British Pathe
- Newspapers.com
Founding and General Information
- CSPAN CLASSROOM
Free video-based materials for social studies teachers: constitution clips, classroom deliberations, on this day in history, lesson plans, bell ringers. - Digital Public Library of America
A collection of photographs, books, maps, news footage, oral histories, personal letters, museum objects, artwork, government documents from America's Libraries, and other cultural heritage institutions that include US and world history. - 1940's New York
"provides hundreds of photos & color-coded maps, statistics, and short narratives about neighborhoods across the city. The statistics and maps are based on the 1940 Census, providing a rich complement to the individual 1940 Census records that are available online." - The Founders' Constitution
Complete copies of the United StatesConstitution and the Bill of Rights with commentaries and criticisms. - The Library of Congress Memory Project
Primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. - Our Documents
100 milestone documents of American History - Purchasing Power of Money
in the United States from 1774 to 2006 - Virtual Jamestown
- Yearbook of Immigration Statistics
- Unz.com
free periodicals, books, and magazines from US history
Civil & Women's Rights
Slavery and the Civil War
- Documenting the American South
Primary source materials documenting the cultural history of the American South from the collections of the University of North Carolina. - Library of Congress American Memory Project
World History
- Una Storia Segreta
Enemy Aliens” opened at the Museo Italo Americano in San Francisco in 1994 providing access to facts about Italian American restriction, internment, and evacuation during World War II. - Ancient History Encylopedia
- Asia for Education
- Aramco World
- BBC Radio In Our Time
- World History Connected
- Fold3
US soldiers through stories and pictures - The Churchill Archives for Schools
- Arab Culture and Civilization
Teach Mideast.org focuses primarily on the culture and civilization - The Avalon Project at Yale
Primary documents relevant to law, history, economics, politics, diplomacy, and government from pre-18th to the 21st century. - Women in World History
Law
- AMDOCS: Documents for the Study of American History
(vlib.us?amdocs/) Primary documents pertaining to the study of American History from the fifteenth to the twentieth centuries. - Congress.gov
(congress.gov/) A comprehensive guide to Congressional Bills Information, measures expected to be considered on the House floor this week. - Find Law
(lp.findlaw.com) A guide to Supreme Court Decisions, the Constitution, federal and state laws, cases and codes, legal subjects, and foreign and international legal resources. - Oyez
(oyez.org) A multimedia judicial archive of the Supreme court of the United States
Literature & English
- WORDS without BORDERS
provides the English translations of international literature and commentary.
Maps
- Library of Congress Map Collection
- David Rumsey Map Collection
Rare historical North and South America cartographic history materials. - Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
About 5,000 map images from the University of Texas. - U.S. Census Bureau Maps
- The World Factbook (CIA)
Maps as well as information about a country.
Mathematics
- The Math Forum
Math resources from Drexel University - Wolfram MathWorld
An interactive mathematics encyclopedia
Music
- An American Ballroom Companion: Dance Instruction Manuals, ca. 1490 to 1920
- The Aria Database
a collection of information about opera and operatic arias - The Leonard Berstein Collection, ca. 1920-1989
- Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music, ca. 1870-1885
Philosophy
- Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
A peer-reviewed online encyclopedia with articles about philosophy and philosophers - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
A work in progress with regular updates.
Poetry
- Maps Modern American Poetry
- Free Poetry Foundation
- Z Library
Create a free account to access free copies of you selected poet's work and criticisms of their work. - Library of Congress Poetry
- Poet's.org
- Split This Rock
cultivates, teaches, and celebrates poetry. - Bartelby.com: Poetry
Thousands of poems by hundreds of authors - Favorite Poem Project
Americans reciting and commenting on poems, and 50 favorite poem videos - Poet's Corner
- Poetry 180
"A Poem a Day for American High Schools, Hosted by Billy Collins, US Poet Laureate, 2001-2003. " This site offers guidance on how to read poetry aloud. - Poetry Daily
Religion
- American Academy of Religion
Articles, discussions, and information on various religions. - BBC Religion & Ethics
A portal with information and discussions on dozens of major belief systems.
Science
Astronomy
- Solar System Exploration
Visual representation of the planets and their moons in the solar system - Space.com
Information on everything to do with space and space exploration
Biology
- Encyclopedia of Life
Global access to knowledge about life on Earth hosted by National Museum of Natural History - Evolution from PBS
Short videos and lessons aimed at high school biology students to explain evolution - Understanding Evolution
University of California Berkeley's Museum of Paleontology web site provides educators with lesson plans and other tools needed to teach natural selection, along with strategies for countering the misconceptions that often surround this controversial issue.
General Science
- Science News
- National Geographic
- NASA Science
Science from NASA, covering basic scientific principles, scientific methods, debates, and questions. Includes biology, chemistry, Earth Science, technology, astronomy and physics. - National Science Digital Library
A comprehensive source for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education, funded by the National Science Foundation. - Population Reference Bureau
informs people around the world about population, health, and the environment, and empowers them to use that information to advance the well-being of current and future generations. - Science.gov
A gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by US Government agencies, including research and development results.